Mid-Level Provider- CMHHIP - $25,000 SIGN ON INCENTIVE!!.

Department Information

$25,000 Sign On Incentive

This position will receive a short-staffing temporary pay differential of 8%

This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.

Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)

As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner.

CMHHIP is a 24 hour behavioral health acute care facility that is intended to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues. The services provided include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, and the goal of this facility is to return patients to their optimal level of functioning and assist them in returning to the community as appropriate.

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Description Of Job

About the Position:

The Nurse Manager works in tandem with other Nurse Managers and multiple levels of professional services, as care is coordinated across a continuum. The Nurse Manager adheres to and references the professional codes of conduct, regulatory agency standards, the Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing, professional codes of ethics, and scope of discipline practice guides to ensure various levels of nursing personnel function within their scope of practice. The Nurse Manager is responsible for communicating, implementing, and clarifying nursing policies at the unit level as well as developing and implementing performance improvements at the unit level along with procedures at the unit level. Participates in and prepares nursing personnel for onsite surveys, monitors documentation, and ensures quality of care is rendered according to the State Board of Nursing, The Joint Commission, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department Personnel Rules and Regulations.

The Nurse Manager for this position will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with the adolescent population on this unit by providing a positive and supportive environment for patients to work towards meeting goals and milestones that are aligned with the treatment plans and plan of care.

Job Duties:

• responsible for the direction, supervision and management of all Nursing staff of the assigned unit and works on all shifts and provides information to impact office to fill vacant positions via promotion, recruitment of new hires, and internal transfers. Nurse Manager coordinates staffing schedules by utilizing knowledge of acuity, and pool staff to maximize the quality of care given to unit patients.
• responsible for all the nursing services provided on the assigned unit and is responsible that all nursing assignments and duties are completed and in compliance with CMHIP policies and psychiatric and medical nursing standards, licensure requirements and governing bodies
• communication is conducted regularly with other disciplines, department leadership regarding nursing directives and disseminates information as appropriate. Interpretation of other leadership communication is received to understand changes that may or may not directly impact the nursing department
• determine safe and sufficient nursing staff resources on each shift. This includes determining program plans, scheduling with other departments such as medical clinics when nursing staff are responsible for transportation and security. This may also involve determining and developing alternative clinical programming on short notice
• analyzes data that was collected and ensures that if thresholds were not met, decide on a plan of action to correct deficiencies. This position addresses performance issues with staff, such as tardies, sick call, not following policies and determines the type of progressive discipline to recommend to correct behavior. This position may decide to issue the lower level progressive discipline actions such as Memorandum of Understanding or Performance Improvement Plan independently
• implements actions to maximize the productivity of assigned nursing personnel by mentoring, training, leadership, and providing feedback through performance reviews and evaluation for continued staff development and assess competency needs. Position Descriptions and performance plans are kept current and provided to assigned staff to ensure they understand their job duties, expectations and required competencies. New employees to the unit and Nursing students are oriented and assigned a preceptor. Mandatory training is kept current and administered to assigned staff. This position ensures assigned staff’s knowledge and fluency with electronic system BEHR, Cornerstone assignments to include mandatory rosters and training. Creates and maintains an educational profile for each assigned staff and monitors compliance with mandatory competencies
• ensure assigned staff follow various manuals, standards and regulations to include but not limited to: DSM, Pharmacy Formulary, Treatment Plans, Infection Control Manual, Physicians Orders, Court orders, Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation Standards, Environment of Care Manual, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Safety Data Sheets, Colorado State Personnel Procedure Manual, Affirmative Action policy, Colorado Worker's Compensation guidelines, and Emergency Guides, ADA statutes, Colorado Alliance for the Mentally Ill recommendations, Patients Rights Handbook
• responsible for the 24 hour nursing care provided on the assigned unit and maintenance of a safe, secure and therapeutic environment. This position promptly responds to patient’s psychiatric and/or medical issues, participates in Trauma Informed Care initiatives and understands and promotes its principles, implements, audits and reviews nursing care provided on the unit. Participates and ensures staff correctly identify patient prior to administration of medications, treatments, blood testing, or starting an invasive procedure. Follows and maintains Infection control standards and regulations
• evaluate concerns related to nursing care plan by assessing, identifying, planning, implementing, evaluating, and revising the nursing care given based on the nursing history. Utilize Patient Rights for mental health legal issues and complies with policy and procedure in these areas. Provide intervention in critical situations as necessary
• counsel and educate patients on medications, physical care needs, and psychiatric care needs during group therapies, Plan of Care Reviews, Plan of Care Formulations, 1:1 therapies, talking and educating the patient's family. This position can be utilized to provide coverage as needed on any unit
• other duties as assigned
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Current, valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the Colorado Board of Nursing or any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)

AND

Four years (4) of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position

Professional Nursing Experience is defined as work experience as a Registered Nurse. Your application must clearly state your experience at this level; statements such as "see resume" or "nursing duties" will not be accepted.

Substitutions:

There is no substitution for the required licensure. Appropriate education will substitute for up to two years of the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• leadership experience as a supervisor or Unit Manager specialized professional nursing experience
  
  

Conditions of Employment:

• may be required to work evening or weekend shifts, holidays, voluntary or mandatory overtime both in the clinic, or on patient units throughout CMHHIP
• shall not initiate or engage in sexual, social, personal or financial relationships with patients either during or any time after hospitalization, even if the patient requests or initiates such a relationship. All relationships with current or former patients must be disclosed on your application
• 2-step TB (tuberculosis) screening
• influenza vaccination
• other vaccinations as required by the State of Colorado to include
• CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• successfully pass all modules of the CMHIP New Employee Orientation core curriculum to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics
• lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist
• stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled containment to the floor
• withstand impact on own body using an ASP shield
• rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for using a defensive tactic
• kneel on one or both knees and stand up again with multiple repetitions
• possess the physical ability to successfully complete physical attainment and CPR
• must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety
• seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury
• demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently
• work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings
• ability to read and comprehend the English language; effectively and fluently communicates in English, both verbally and in writing
• work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations
• willing and able to travel
• former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS
  
  

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

How To Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact jazzma.gamboa@state.co.us

$25,000 SIGN ON BONUS (pro-rated for part-time)

Sign-On Incentive:

Upon approval, a sign-on incentive based on position of $25,000 (prorated if a part-time position), will be given in five payments over the course of one year:

$5,000 upon hire

$5,000 at three months of employment (90 days)

$5,000 at six months of employment (180 days)

$5,000 at nine months of employment (270 days)

$5,000 at twelve months of employment (365 days)

These incentives will be available on a funds-available basis

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• BenefitHub state employee discount program
• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
  
  

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

How To Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact elizabeth.v.ortiz@state.co.us

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~

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